OVERVIEW

This Course deals with Industrial Logistics and it aims to provide the General Criteria and Quantitative Methods that support the Design, Re-Engineering, Planning and Management of Logistics Systems. Industrial Logistics teaches how to develop Integrated and Flexible Industrial Logistics Networks integrating Physical Material Flows and Information Streams able to guarantee a High Quality of Products & Service to Customers, the Reduction of Response Time and the Containment of Costs. The Course provide the guidelines to measure the Performance of Logistics and Operations

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course provides the general criteria and quantitative methods that govern the choice, design and management of logistics systems to ensure a high level of quality of products and customer service, reduction of response time and cost containment

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Overall view of the Industrial Logistics Systems, Analysis and Synthesis Capability on Logistics Networks and Flows, Mastering Elementary Techniques of Calculus and Statistics for Logistics

PREREQUISITES

The Lectures and Exercises provides all the basic required elements to succeed in the Course, therefore some knowledge of business management, mechanical systems, operational management could be useful.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures, team works, individual exercises; Competitive Team and/or collaborative Working on Logistics Projects; Simulation, RPG 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1] Techniques and Methodologies: Definitions. Past and Current Situation of Logistics Major industrial classifications. Supply Chain Management. Integrated Supply Chain: sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, sales, after-sales, return logistics,  Logistics Networks. Logistics in the different phases of product life cycle Cost Analysis. Costs survey and analysis. Outsourcing. Performance Measurement. Customer service as strategic factor, service and logistics, performance measurement, KPI, performed service and perceived service. Sales support and marketing, quantitative evaluations, product range, pre transactional factors, transactional, post-transactional, performed service performance measurement, perceived performance measurement, structure and analysis of survey questionnaire. Service and strategy. Service and total cost. Excellence. Cost-service matrix, characteristics of logistics oriented company. Forecasts & Inventory Management, inventory management, definition, inventory cycle and safety stock. Scale Economies, reordering and reorganization. Safety stocks, definitions and evaluation. Reduction of safety stocks, pooling inventory, customer aggregation, aggregation products, commonality, replacement, postponement, inventory costs, analysis of expected costs of stock outs, cross ABC analysis.

2] Internal Logistics: Transport Systems, Handling. Forklifts. Conveyors. Automated guided vehicle- AGV. Storage Systems. Warehouses, indicators. Storage and warehouses: modes and types. Warehouse Design criteria. Automated information flow. Intensive Automated warehouses. Stackers for Warehouses.

3] Distribution: Activities Flows. Transportations as a key factor. Intermodal transportations. Evolved scenarios of freight and logistics.  Production Information Flow for Integrated Logistics. Planning and control.  Material requirements planning and Just In Time. Spare systems: models

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Web: http://st.itim.unige.it/cs
• Web: st.itim.unige.it/cs/logistics/program.htm
• Bruzzone A.G. (2002) "Logistica Industriale: Lucidi", DIP Technical Report, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
• Ayers J.B. (2001) "Handbook of Supply Chain Management", CRC Press Boca Raton, USA
• Chopra, S., Meindl, P., (2001), "Supply chain management", Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
• Christopher, M., (1998), Logistics and Supply Chain management", Prentice and Hall, London
• Pareschi A., Persona A., Ferrari E., Regattieri A. (2002) "Logistica Integrata e Flessibile", Esculapio, Leonardo
• Shapiro J.F. (2001) "Modeling the Supply Chain", Buxbury, Pacific Grove, CA
• Stern C.W., Stalk G. (1998) "Perspective on Strategy", John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ
• Bruzzone A.G., Mosca R., Revetria R. (2001). "Gestione Integrata di Sistemi Produttivi Interagenti: Metodi Quantitativi Avanzati per la Quick Response", DIP Genova, Italy, ISBN: 88-900732-0-9
• Bronson R., Naadimuthu G. (1997) "Operations Research", McGraw Hill, NYC
• Gousty Yvon (1997) "Le Genie Industriel", Presse Universitaire Paris
• Hill David (1996) "Object-Oriented Simulation", Addison Wesley, Reading MA
• Monks J., (1996) "Operation Management", McGraw Hill, NYC
• Montgomery D.C. (2000) "Design and Analysis of Experiments", John Wiley & Sons, New York
• Spiegel M.R., Schiller L.J.(1999) " Statistics", McGraw Hill, NYC
• Ohno T., (1978) "Toyota Production System", Diamond, Tokio

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

AGOSTINO BRUZZONE (President)

MARCO GOTELLI

ELVEZIA-MARIA CEPOLINA (President Substitute)

MATTEO AGRESTA (Substitute)

GIULIANO FABBRINI (Substitute)

KIRILL SINELSHCHIKOV (Substitute)

FLAVIO TONELLI (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/11438/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The examination will be performed both in written and oral. Students will be also evaluated on exercises carried out during the classes.

Students with SLD, disability or other regularly certified special educational needs are advised to contact the instructor at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods that, in compliance with the course objectives, take into account the individual learning requirements

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Pre-requisites: the course provides all the fundamentals, however knowledge of business management, plants engineering, operational and research management can be of help.